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working week
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noun
- the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work
a four-day working week
Example Sentences
Industry estimates indicate that vacant office space has nearly doubled since the pandemic, a quarter of dry-cleaning businesses have shut down, and the number of golf games played during the working week has risen 350% - suggesting some people are mixing work and pleasure.
The average working week should not exceed 44 hours, according to Chinese labour laws, which also state that employers should ensure workers have at least one rest day a week.
The message also shows the strength of workers unions at the time, said Dr Jones, as the 40 hour working week and minimum wage was on the horizon.
As many companies now look towards a four day working week, Dr Jones says the panel shows how it was a "very different world in terms of work and how we work".
It transpired the fan had actually shouted "work sucks" after the singer discussed her working week.
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More About Working Week
What doesÌęworking week mean?
The working week is the span of (often five) days that are not the weekendâthe days when many people work.
The word workweek means the same thing and is much more commonly used in the U.S. and Canada.
The standard working week is from Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday being considered the weekend, though working schedules vary widely. Many full-time jobs consist of a 40-hour working week (five eight-hour days). In this sense, the working week consists of all the time spent working in a week.
A day of the working week can be called a working day (or a workday).
The word week can sometimes be used to refer to the working week, as in I canât wait for this week to be over so I can spend the weekend relaxing. (Otherwise, week most commonly refers to any period of seven consecutive days or to the seven-day period on the calendar that begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday).
Example: Iâm usually too busy to do any of my hobbies during the working week, but thatâs how I spend my weekends.
Where doesÌęworking week come from?
The first records of the word working week come from around the 1600s. Itâs use greatly increased around the 1900s.
Many workers associate the working week with the 40 or so hours they have to work during the week, but the 40-hour working week is a relatively new concept. In fact, some of the first recorded references to the modern use of the term discuss the reduction of the working week from 56 hours to 48 hours.
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What are some synonyms for working week?
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How isÌęworking week used in real life?
The most common full-time working week consists of 40 hours over five days, but working weeks vary widely in terms of their length and schedule. The word workweek means the same thing and is much more commonly used in the U.S. and Canada.
Hearing people laugh at the idea of a 4-day working week being more productive than overworking employees on a 40+hour working week, makes my blood boil
â TColĂ© (@tdcole94)
Been in the park during the working week but today I'm up at Cochno, the University farm. Mud and snow. And a certain bleak beauty.
â Katherine Jones (@glasgow_kat)
School leadership is a privilege and can be very rewarding, but it is also full-on. Are you just surviving to get through to the next weekend or holiday? What are you doing to replenish yourself during the working week?
â James Hilton (@jameshilton300)
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True or False?Ìę
The word week can sometimes be used as a synonym for working week.
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